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High prevalence of symptomatic acute HIV infection in an outpatient ward in southern Mozambique: identification and follow-up

AIDS (Lond.); 24 (4), 2010
To determine the prevalence of acute HIV infection (AHI) within the HIV-seronegative adult population presenting with reported fever in a district hospital in southern Mozambique and evaluate clinical, immunological and virological parameters of AHI. Design: This is a prospective observational study. ...

Co-infecção pelos retrovírus HIV-1/HTV-1: impacto sobre o fenótipo de células T regulatórios

Células Treg sao elementos fundamentais na manutenção da homeostasia ao nível do sistema imunolodégico. Defeitos nestas células tém sido implicados no desenvolvimento de varias imunopatologias de origem autoimune ou infecciosa, incluindo aquelas que ocorrem ao nivel dos órgãos imunoprivilegiados...

Risk of extended viral resistance in human immunodeficiency virus-1-infected Mozambican children after first-line treatment failure

Pediatr. infect. dis. j; 28 (12), 2009
Background: Resistant virus may be selected by sub-optimal control of HIV-1 replication during antiretroviral treatment. The incidence and profile of resistance in children receiving World Health Organization-recommended treatment remains to be evaluated on a large scale. Goals: Assessment of the frequen...

Falciparum malaria and HIV-1 in hospitalized adults in Maputo, Mozambique: does HIV-infection obscure the malaria diagnosis?

Malar. j. (Online); 7 (252), 2008
Background: The potential impact of HIV-1 on falciparum malaria has been difficult to determine because of diagnostic problems and insufficient epidemiological data. Methods: In a prospective, cross-sectional study, clinical and laboratory data was registered consecutively for all adults admitted to a me...

Molecular Epidemiology and Trends in HIV-1 Transmitted Drug Resistance in Mozambique 1999–2018

Viruses; 14 (9), 1992
HIV drug resistance (HIVDR) can become a public health concern, especially in low- and middle-income countries where genotypic testing for people initiating antiretroviral therapy (ART) is not available. For first-line regimens to remain effective, levels of transmitted drug resistance (TDR) need to be m...